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Carlsbad Convention & Visitors Bureau
Offices: Carlsbad, California
Carlsbad, California—Great beaches, world-class
shopping, restaurants with character and
the home of Legoland California, make Carlsbad
the preferred year-round vacation destination.
Often referred to as "The Village by the
Sea," Carlsbad combines the charm of a European
village with the laid-back manner of a beach
town that hasn't yet gone commercial. More
than four miles of spacious coastline offer
clean, un-crowded beaches for swimming,
fishing, surfing and sunbathing. Carlsbad
can boast of two resorts; the renowned La
Costa Resort and Spa and the new Four Seasons
Resort Aviara. |
Champaign Urbana Convention & Visitors Bureau
Offices: Champaign, Illinois
The Convention and Visitors Bureau's professional
staff is available to provide guidance and
assistance to ensure you feel welcome. Lodging
is abundant in Champaign and Urbana and
in the neighboring towns of Savoy, Rantoul
and Mahomet. Meeting planners will be happy
to find several facilities equipped to handle
large, corporate conventions and events.
The Parkland Business Development Center
offers a wide array of services to the individuals
and businesses of Champaign-Urbana and surrounding
communities, including customized training
programs, and professional continuing education. |
Charleston Area Convention & Visitors Bureau
(CACVB)
Offices: Charleston, South Carolina
Their convention center was built with convenience
in mind. A mere fifteen minutes from downtown
and less than five from the Charleston airport.
It's the largest center of its kind in the
Southeast, and extremely user friendly.
Conveniently located in North Charleston,
the Complex features more than 150,000 square
feet of flexible meeting and exhibit space
and an adjoining Performing Arts Center.
The CACVB Convention Services Department
offers assistance, at no charge, for planning
professionals to ensure the success of their
Charleston area tours, from the moment the
tour is confirmed. |
Chicago Convention & Tourism Bureau (CCTB)
Offices: Chicago, Illinois
The mission of the Chicago Convention and
Tourism Bureau is to promote Chicago as
a premier destination for all types of customers,
leveraging the assets of Chicago and generating
revenue for its visitor industry. The CCTB
also promotes Chicago as an exceptional
destination to the tourist, corporate and
meetings markets, serving all Chicago venues.
The CCTB works in partnership with the Metropolitan
Pier and Exposition Authority, the Chicago
Office of Tourism, the City of Chicago,
and the Illinois Department of Commerce
and Economic Opportunity's Bureau of Tourism. |
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Dallas Convention & Visitors Bureau
Offices: Dallas, Texas
In Dallas, meetings and conventions are
king. Dallas is the No. 1 visitor destination
in Texas. With over 1 million square feet
of exhibit space, including the World's
largest singular column-free exhibit hall,
their newly renovated center is as functional
as it is beautiful. Dallas offers the finest
in Texas hospitality and a wealth of over
65,000 rooms ranging from first-class luxury
to budget-friendly pricing. They offer to
share the marketing burden by providing
exclusive services, discounts and access
for attendees. |
Dayton Montgomery County Convention & Visitors
Bureau
Offices: Dayton, Ohio
The Dayton-Montgomery County Convention
& Visitors Bureau is a one-stop resource
center for meeting planners. Their professional
sales staff can help you find the perfect
spot for your event. They can provide detailed
information about local suppliers, attractions,
meeting venues, restaurants and hotels.
And they can create an event proposal package
tailored to your needs, arrange site inspections
and escort you on a familiarization tour
of the Dayton/Montgomery County area. The
Dayton/Montgomery County Convention & Visitors
Bureau provides a variety of practical,
useful and innovative services to groups
holding their convention, meeting, trade
show, reunion or gathering in the Dayton/Montgomery
County area. |
Denver Metro Convention & Visitors Bureau
Offices: Denver, Colorado
From a thriving arts and culture scene,
world class attractions, to nationally recognized
chefs, exciting nightlife and abundant outdoor
recreation, Denver is a vibrant city with
300 days of annual sunshine, year-round
adventure and the breathtaking Rocky Mountains
in their backyard. The Colorado Convention
Center can host a variety of groups from
1 to 15,000 attendees. The exhibit hall
is 600,000 square feet that can be divided
into half or thirds. There are 63 meeting
rooms that range from 750 square feet to
10,000 square feet to accommodate a variety
of meeting requirements. |
Destination Marketing Association International
Offices: Washington, DC
As the world’s largest and most reliable
resource for official destination marketing
organizations, Destination Marketing Association
International is dedicated to improving
the effectiveness of over 1,300 professionals
from 600+ destination marketing organizations
in more than 25 countries. They provide
their members—professionals, industry partners,
students & educators—cutting-edge educational
resources, networking opportunities, and
marketing benefits. They work to enhance
the professionalism, effectiveness, and
image of destination management organizations
worldwide. |
Detroit Metro Convention & Visitors Bureau
(DMCVB)
Offices: Detroit, Michigan
Detroit has had a profound impact on the
world—from the invention of the automobile
to the Motown sound—Detroit has crafted
American culture. Metro Detroit has always
been a great place to work, live and visit.
The region is currently undergoing a renaissance
with new developments and attractions. The
Detroit Metro Convention & Visitors Bureau
offers a number of services aimed at helping
tour planners make any Detroit bound trip
exciting and enjoyable. Detroit is filled
with large, state-of-the-art facilities;
from Cobo Center, the regions largest convention
facility, to the 80,000 seat Pontiac Silverdome. |
Durham Convention & Visitors Bureau (DCVB)
Offices: Durham, North Carolina
The Durham Convention & Visitors Bureau
is a local tourism development authority
chartered by state and local government
in cooperation with the private sector to
attract and serve visitors to the City and
County of Durham by reinvesting a portion
of the visitor-paid “room occupancy and
tourism development tax” in promotion and
marketing. Durham has 60 lodging properties
with more than 7,000 guest rooms. Altogether,
Durham has more than 300,000 net square
feet of meeting and exhibition space including
two major convention centers. |
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Experience Columbus
Offices: Columbus, Ohio
Experience Columbus' vision is to be the
orchestrator of a unique, positive and unparalleled
experience for any and all visitors to Columbus.
Experience Columbus' mission is to create,
sell and market a customized "Columbus Experience"
to visitors resulting in greater community
prosperity and vitality through visitor
spending. Experience Columbus is supported
by more than 900 members who invest in the
efforts of Experience Columbus and help
make Columbus an appealing destination by
offering their services, attractions and
facilities to visitors, meeting planners,
convention delegates and residents. |
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Florida Association of Convention & Visitor
Bureaus (FACVB)
Offices: Tallahassee, Florida
The FACVB serves as the single unifying
voice for all of Florida's convention and
visitor bureaus, providing cooperative tourism
industry education, enhancing professionalism,
facilitating the cooperative exchange of
information between Florida CVBs, developing
an awareness of legislative issues and unifying
the state's CVB industry through public
relations. Its stated mission is to provide
cooperative action to enhance and encourage
the growth of Florida’s convention and visitors
industry through promoting tourism industry
education, enhancing professionalism, facilitating
the cooperative exchange of information
between Florida CVBs, developing an awareness
of legislative issues and unifying the state’s
CVB industry through public relations. |
Fort Worth Convention & Visitors Bureau
Offices: Fort Worth, Texas
The mission of the Fort Worth Convention
& Visitors Bureau is to improve the area
economy by attracting visitors to Fort Worth.
Marketing efforts maximize the positive
differences between Fort Worth and other
destinations. Convention and visitor services
are provided to encourage longer stays and
future returns. Fort Worth is only 17.5
miles from Dallas/Fort Worth International
Airport. And once you're here, it's easy
to get around. The Fort Worth Convention
Center is within easy walking distance of
downtown Fort Worth lodging, restaurants
and entertainment. |
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